Narrative Toledot Formulae in Genesis: The Case of Heaven and Earth, Noah, and Isaac
This paper reexamines the literary function of the narrative toledot formulae in Genesis, claiming that the formula thrice (Gen 2:4; 6:9; 25:19) introduces a passage about the specified father rather than one solely about his sons. This finding is based on a philological analysis of the word toledo...
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This paper reexamines the literary function of the narrative toledot formulae in Genesis, claiming that the formula thrice (Gen 2:4; 6:9; 25:19) introduces a passage about the specified father rather than one solely about his sons. This finding is based on a philological analysis of the word toledot and the formula's unique literary design in these three instances. This reading illuminates the inner tension between renewal and continuity in the Flood narrative; leads to the exposure of a unit about Isaac within the patriarchal cycles; and offers a new understanding of chapter 1's exclusion from the toledot framework.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a4e0fbe04fc40569a282cab2616c2482023-03-22T20:21:21ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryJournal of Hebrew Scriptures1203-15422016-01-011610.5508/jhs.2016.v16.a8Narrative Toledot Formulae in Genesis: The Case of Heaven and Earth, Noah, and IsaacSarah Schwartz0Bar Ilan University This paper reexamines the literary function of the narrative toledot formulae in Genesis, claiming that the formula thrice (Gen 2:4; 6:9; 25:19) introduces a passage about the specified father rather than one solely about his sons. This finding is based on a philological analysis of the word toledot and the formula's unique literary design in these three instances. This reading illuminates the inner tension between renewal and continuity in the Flood narrative; leads to the exposure of a unit about Isaac within the patriarchal cycles; and offers a new understanding of chapter 1's exclusion from the toledot framework. https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29359 |
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| title | Narrative Toledot Formulae in Genesis: The Case of Heaven and Earth, Noah, and Isaac |
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| title_short | Narrative Toledot Formulae in Genesis: The Case of Heaven and Earth, Noah, and Isaac |
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